Final: Red Sox 6, Cardinals 5

The Red Sox kicked off their interleague series with a harrowing win over the St. Louis Cardinals, 6-5.

Rafael Devers and Trevor Story each had two-run singles and Michael Wacha defeated his former team with 5.1 innings of one run ball.

After the Red Sox recorded the first two outs in the ninth, five straight Cardinals reached against Austin Davis and Tanner Houck, bringing the potential tying run in scoring position. But Houck caught Paul Goldschmidt looking at a called third strike to end it.

The win was Boston's fourth in the last five games.

WHO; Red Sox (34-30) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (37-28)
WHEN: 7:10 p.m.
WHERE: Fenway Park
STARTING PITCHERS: RHP Michael Wacha ( 4-1, 2.33) vs. RHP Adam Wainwright (5-4, 2.84)
TV/RADIO: NESN; WEEI-FM 93.7

LINEUPS

RED SOX

Duran CF
Devers 3B
Martinez DH
Bogaerts SS
Verdugo LF
Story 2B
Cordero 1B
Vazquez C
Bradley Jr. RF

CARDINALS

Edman SS
Donovan 2B
Goldschmidt 1B
Arenado 3B
Gorman DH
O'Neil LF
Carlson RF
Bader CF
Knizner C